Dissertation Award Winners
2024 Conference
Dissertation Defense: 2023
Winner
The Transparency Dilemma: Competition, Innovation, and Organizational Performance with Corporate Transparency Shirley (Xiaoli) Tang, Ph.D. (from Washington University, now at Bocconi)
Runner-Up
Craft Knowledge and the Advancement of Science: The Role of Scientific Support Occupations in Shared Research Facilities Danielle Bovenberg, Ph.D. (from UC Santa Barbara, now at Yale University)
2023 Conference
Dissertation Defense: 2022
Winner
Jungkyu Suh, Ph.D. Duke University , “Science, Startups, and Innovation in the Laser Industry”
Runner-Up
Ying Li, Ph.D. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, “Technology, Local Communities, and Market Evolution: The Rise, Fall, and Perseverance of the American Movie Theater Industry, 1896-2020”
2022 Conference
Dissertation Defense: 2021
Winner
Daniel Sands, Strategy, Evaluation, and Valuation in Markets: The Role of Third Parties in the Creation and Capture of Value
New York University, Stern School of Business
Runner-Up
Saerom (Ronnie) Lee, Organizing for Entrepreneurship
University of Michigan (Stephen M. Ross School of Business)
2021 Conference
Dissertation Defense: 2020
Winner
Lindsey Cameron, "The rise of algorithmic work: Implications for organizational control and worker autonomy"
Runners-up
Hyunjin Kim, "Field experiments on the barriers firms face in realizing gains from data"
Hugh Xiaolong Wu, "Field experiments in firms"
2020 Conference
Dissertation Defense: 2019
Winner
Alicia DeSantola, Ph.D.
The Dynamics Of New Venture Development: Scaling And Entrepreneurial Teams
Doctoral Dissertation, Harvard University
RUNNER-UP
John Eklund, Ph.D.
Great Idea, Now What? Three Essays Examining The Relationship Between Organization Design And Commercialization Of Knowledge
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pennsylvania
2019 Conference
Dissertation Defense: 2018
Winner
Callen Anthony (2018) "Three Essays on the Relationship between Technological Tools and Knowlegde Work"
Doctoral Dissertation, Boston College
Nominated by Mary Tripsas
Runner-Up
Alexandrea Ravenelle (2018) "The New Entrepreneur: The Lived Experience of Sharing Economy Workers"
Doctoral Dissertation, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
2018 Conference
Dissertation Defense: 2017
Winner
Jake Grandy (2017) “Essays In Non-Market Strategy and Entrepreneurship"
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Southern California
Nominated by Shon Hiatt
Runner-up
Sruthi Thatchenkery (2017) “Competitive Intelligence: Drivers and Consequences of Executives' Attention to Competitors in Enterprise Software"
Doctoral Dissertation, Stanford University
Nominated by Riitta Katila
2017 Conference
Dissertation Defense: 2016
Winner
John Helveston (2016) “Development and Adoption of Plug-in Electric Vehicles in China: Markets, Policy, and Innovation”
Doctoral Dissertation, Carnegie Mellon University
Nominated by Erica Fuchs
Runner-up
Sharla Alegria (2016) “A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Intersections of Gender, Race, and Migration in the High-Tech Workforce
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Nominated by Donald Tomaskovic-Devey
2016 Conference
Dissertation Defense: 2015
Winner
Alexandre Jacquillat (2015) “Integrated Allocation and Utilization of Airport Capacity to Mitigate Air Traffic Congestion”
Doctoral Dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nominated by Amedeo Odoni
Runner-up
Daniel Armanios (2015) “What is the Role of the State in Entrepreneurship and Venture Performance?”
Doctoral Dissertation, Stanford University
Nominated by Charles Eesley
2015 Conference
Dissertation Defense: 2014
Winner
Tashlin Lakhani (2014) “Similar, but Different? Ownership Form, Human Resource Management and Performance in Franchise Businesses”
Doctoral Dissertation, Cornell University
Nominated by Rosemary Batt
Runner-up
Claire Senot (2014) “Combining Conformance Quality and Experiential Quality in the Delivery of Health Care”
Doctoral Dissertation, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University
Nominated by Aravind Chandrasekaran
2014 Conference
Dissertation Defense: 2013
Winner
Mevan Jayasinghe (2013) “Labor Codes and Human Resource Strategy in Emerging Economies: Establishment Outcomes and Worker Outcomes”
Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Management and Human Resources, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Nominated by Barry Gerhart and Larry W. Hunter
Runner-up
Mahka Moeen (2013) “Reconfiguration Strategies, Entrepreneurial Entry and Incubation of Nascent Industries: Three Essays”
Doctoral Dissertation, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Nominated by Rajshree Agarwal
2013 Conference
Dissertation Defense: 2012
Winner
Natalya Vinokurova (2012) “The 2008 Mortgage Crisis as a Failure of Analogical Reasoning”
Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Management and Organizations, New York University
Nominated by Adam Brandenburger
Runner-up
Lite Nartey (2012) “Networks of Influence: Implementing Politically Sustainable Multinational Stakeholder Strategies”
Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Managerial Science and Applied Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Witold J. Henisz
2012 Conference
Dissertation Defense: 2011
Winner
Emily Cox (2010) “Funding Innovation in New Firms: The Case of Minimally Invasive Surgical Devices”
Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Nominated by Riitta Katila
Runner-up
Anindya Ghosh (2011) “Not Quite Up to Scratch: An Examination of Failure, Persistence, and ‘Living Dead’ Outcomes for Wireless Start-ups”
Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Managerial Science and Applied Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Johannes Pennings
2011 Conference
Dissertation Defense: 2010
Winner
Elisabeth B. Reynolds (2010) “Institutions, Public Policy and the Product Life Cycle: The Globalization of
Biomanufacturing and Implications for Massachusetts”
Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nominated by Frank Levy
Runner-up
Claudio Wolter (2010) “Technological Competences and Firm Boundaries: An Empirical and Conceptual Investigation of Diversification, Vertical Integration and Profitability”
Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
Nominated by Francisco Veloso
2010 Conference
Dissertation Defense: 2009
Winner
Adam Seth Litwin (2008) “Information Technology and the Employment Relationship: An Examination of the Adoption and Use of Electronic Health Records”
Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Management and Employment Relations, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nominated by Thomas A. Kochan
Runner-up
Patrick Adam Wagstrom (2009) “Vertical Interaction in Open Software Engineering Communities”
Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
Nominated by James D. Herbsleb
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